Yun Pyeong-Gyu
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Yun Pyeong-Gyu was a Korean confucian scholar and official who served in the Office of Military Armaments in the Joseon dynasty during the reign of King Gyeongjong. He was an ancestor of Noa Kim.
Biography
In 1725, Yun travelled to the Manchu Qing Empire as an aide to the Joseon envoy. At one point however, he was held captive alongside a number of slaves aboard a pirate ship in the South China Sea near Philippines. He and the slaves were rescued when the ship was boarded by the British Assassin Edward Kenway. After the rest of slaves were rescued, Yun and Edward were the last to jump overboard when the ship exploded due to the gunpowder catching fire.[1]
Later on, Yun offered his services to repair the wheel of the Dutch East India Company ship that Edward had rescued from the pirates earlier. After Edward's ship escorted the Dutch ship back to Macau, Edward offered Yun to work for his new organization as an engineer due to his knowledge and abilities, while helping him to find a way back to Joseon. Yun accepted the offer and went off to drink with Edward and his mate John Young later on.[1]
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